Thanks. Yes, my thinking was definitely revolving around people who exercised, and who could therefore easily walk longer distances because of the type of exercise and type of person they were.
If you swim regularly, and tell me you can't walk far, I'll take your word for it. Much more so than the many "normal" people I know who moan about having to walk from the far end of the carpark, who would benefit in many ways from a daily half-hour walk.
wow. I was prepared to write a long tretise about being differently abled, and then I re-read your second paragraph and realized I was misunderstanding your words. my own defensiveness about not being able to walk these days comes from my sense of loss about having the disability get worse in the last year. I still feel cautious, however, in recommending any one form of movement, as we are each inclined to find different things to do for exercise (or not), for fitness (whatever that means) and certainly for pleasure, which I think movement should lead to, if possible.
meanwhile, on an unrelated note, I was in Brisbane (or thru Brisbane) in September of 2006, on my way to and from Noosa, as I'd come from California to Sydney and then Melbourne, where I have a cousin. We had a wonderful time in Noosa being beach bums and tourists (she said she felt like there were more people there from Melb. than anywhere). even at that time of the year, Queensland was too warm for me (hell, Sydney got pretty warm that month), but overall I really loved being in Oz. I could move to Melbourne in a heartbeat.
I'm really sorry about your problems in the last year. I hope you are able to find some kind of peace, or at least acceptance of any irreversible changes.
But don't get me started on my exercise preaching (I only have experience when there are no apparent physical issues): what kind of movement makes you happy? with other people or alone? repetitive or varied? power, endurance, balance or coordination? And somehow in all that trying to suggest things for them to try they will be more likely to stick to.
I'm hoping that the newer computer games (Dance Dance Revolution and Wii Fitness in particular) will lead to new ways of thinking about movement, and hopefully there will be more options for everyone.
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Date: 2008-05-04 03:19 am (UTC)If you swim regularly, and tell me you can't walk far, I'll take your word for it. Much more so than the many "normal" people I know who moan about having to walk from the far end of the carpark, who would benefit in many ways from a daily half-hour walk.
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Date: 2008-05-04 04:31 am (UTC)meanwhile, on an unrelated note, I was in Brisbane (or thru Brisbane) in September of 2006, on my way to and from Noosa, as I'd come from California to Sydney and then Melbourne, where I have a cousin. We had a wonderful time in Noosa being beach bums and tourists (she said she felt like there were more people there from Melb. than anywhere). even at that time of the year, Queensland was too warm for me (hell, Sydney got pretty warm that month), but overall I really loved being in Oz. I could move to Melbourne in a heartbeat.
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Date: 2008-05-04 07:07 am (UTC)But don't get me started on my exercise preaching (I only have experience when there are no apparent physical issues): what kind of movement makes you happy? with other people or alone? repetitive or varied? power, endurance, balance or coordination? And somehow in all that trying to suggest things for them to try they will be more likely to stick to.
I'm hoping that the newer computer games (Dance Dance Revolution and Wii Fitness in particular) will lead to new ways of thinking about movement, and hopefully there will be more options for everyone.